Greg Thomas
John Gregory Thomas
Born: 12 August 1960, Trebanos, Glamorgan, Wales
Major Teams: Glamorgan, Border, Eastern Province, Northamptonshire, England.
Known As: Greg Thomas
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v West Indies at Kingston, 1st Test, 1985/86
Latest Test: England v New Zealand at Nottingham, 2nd Test, 1986
ODI Debut: England v West Indies at Kingston, 1st ODI, 1985/86
Latest ODI: England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Texaco Trophy, 1987
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 07/08/1986)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 5 10 4 83 31* 13.83 36.72 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 129 18 504 10 50.40 4-70 0 0 77.4 3.90
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 25/05/1987)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 3 2 1 1* 1.00 14.28 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 26 2 144 3 48.00 2-59 0 0 52.0 5.53
FIRST-CLASS
(1979 - 1991)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 192 253 45 3419 110 16.43 2 7 74 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 4652.4 809 16303 525 31.05 7-75 18 1 53.1 3.50
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1981 - 1991)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 183 144 34 1485 65* 13.50 0 1 34 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1372.5 6020 218 27.61 5-17 5 3 37.7 4.38
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Greg Thomas had a relatively short, but at times quite spectacular, career with Glamorgan during which the fluent Welsh
speaker went on to play Test cricket and became one of the fastest bowlers on the county circuit.
His career begun in 1979, with Thomas making his debut against the Sri Lankans at Swansea. However, he did not become a
regular in the county side until 1984, after completing his college studies and after surgery for a stress fracture in his
back. He showed that he had fully recovered by producing some fiery spells for both Glamorgan and Border in South Africa.
His pace and hostility also won Thomas a place on England`s tour to the West Indies in 1985/86, and in the First Test, the
Glamorgan quickie nearly took a wicket with his first two deliveries in Test cricket, with Desmond Haynes edging his first
ball over the head of first slip, before being dropped in the gully off Thomas` second delivery.
This was the first of 5 Tests and 3 One Day Internationals during Thomas` ten year career with Glamorgan. It was also
a career interupted by further ailments and injuries, and remarkably Thomas` most productive summer was in 1988 when he
claimed 48 first-class wickets at an average of 31. Whilst he could deliver the ball at blistering pace, he was also erratic
at times, and steadily became frustrated by the slow Welsh wickets. He felt these were hindering his claims of gaining
further Test recognition. Consequently, he joined Northamptonshire in 1989 and in 1989/90 he went on Mike Gatting`s `rebel`
England tour to South Africa. In 1990 he took a career-best 7/75, ironically for Northants against Glamorgan, but he lost
his place with the English county the following year after a pelvic injury, and was forced to retire at the end of the
1991 season.(Submitted by Andrew Hignell - June 2000)
Last Updated: Tuesday, 30-Jul-2002 02:10:53 GMT
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